Gina Carano on "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson" tonight

http://mmajunkie.comEliteXC continues to promote this weekend’s “EliteXC: Heat” event with a guest spot featuring Gina Carano on “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.”

The show airs on CBS affiliates tonight at 12:35 a.m. ET/PT.

Carano (6-0) meets veteran fighter Kelly Kobold-Gavin (16-2-1) during Saturday’s event at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. The fight is one of five slated for the night’s CBS-televised main card.

Carano, who (with Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson) is one of EliteXC’s biggest stars, fights for the first time since her second-round TKO of Kaitlin Young at the organization’s second CBS event in May. With a victory over Kobold-Gavin, Carano — who also stars as “Crush” on NBC’s “American Gladiators” — could meet dangerous Brazilian fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos at an early 2009 EliteXC event.

EliteXC and CBS have recently ramped up promotion for this weekend’s “Heat” card. Many promotional spots were shown nationally this past weekend during NCAA football and NFL games. “Kimbo” was also recently booked for a variety of guest spots ranging from “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption.”

Joining Carano on tonight’s show is “CSI: New York” actress Melina Kanakaredes and “CSI” female lead Marg Helgenberger.

“The Late, Late Show” debuted in 1995. Ferguson, a Scottish comedian who previously starred as “Mr. Wick” on “The Drew Carey Show,” took over hosting duties from Craig Kilborn in 2005.

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